Hat-carrier



(No Modem E. W. HAWLEY I HAT CARRIER.

N0. 589,829. Patented Sept; M, N397.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE IV'. IIAYVLEY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR 'FO T. Il. .PEDDIE & OO., OF NEVARK, NET JERSEY.

HAT-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,829, dated September 14, 1897.

Application tiled July 20, 1896.

T (LEZ whom, it ntf/,7,1 concer/1..-

Be it known that I, EUGENE. W. I-IAWLEY,

a citizen ot' the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in I-IateCarriers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying dran-ings, forming partof kthis specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and durable device by means of which ladies hats may be safely carried in trunks, bandboxes, or the like without danger of in- Jury. It has been a great difficulty to succeed in properly carrying ladies hats, especially in the trays of trunks, in order to protect them against the destruction of the delicate materials and ornaments which cannot be closely packed. To overcome this difficulty I, have provided the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure Ishows a top view of a trunk-tray in which are placed my improved hat-carriers. Fig.V Il is a vertical section thereof, -tahen along the line II II of Fig. I. Fig. III shows a side vieu7 of a bandbox partly broken away, in which a modied form of the hatcarrier is placed. Fig. IV is a bottom View of the cushion portion. Fig. V is an axial section taken along the line V V, Fig. II. Fig. VI is a similar view showing the parts detached.

l is a cushion-covering made of plush or any suitable material, and which is studed with a packing l, of moss, excelsior, or the like. It is secured to a Wooden base or a fla-t block lb by means of fastenings le, and

. a band l, secured by fastenings le, and forms a large cushion of approximately the size and shape of the human head.

2 is the base-plate of a flat standard, of metal or other material, adapted to be secured to the bottom, side, or top of a trunktray, and provided with a slight circular projection 3 at right angles thereto, bearing a screw-thread. About the Wooden base is a second screw fl, formed on a plate 4, secured Serial No. 599,968. (No model.)

to the wooden base by fastenings 4b, and which is adapted to engage that of the pro- Y 5o jection 3.

5 is a hat which maybe firmly secured to the cushion 1 by means of ordinary hat-pins (5.

The standard may be secured to the trunktray by means of rivets, nails, or screws 7.

A modiiied form of the device is shown in Fig. III, in which the cushion-base is secured directly to the bandbox or other receptacle by means of the bind ers 8, which pass through the box and then are bent over and clenched. 6o

9 is the trunk-tray, and 10 is the bandbox, in which it is intended to carry the hais.

As shown in Fig. I, atrunk-tray may be ar ranged to carry a number of hats b v having several of the standards secured at convenient distances therein, but in case all are not needed for use only such cushions may be screwed thereon as are necessary, thereby economizing the additional space.

It will be readily seen that the hat, when 7o placed on the cushion and pinned thereto, is as safely secured as when lon the head of the wearer. In no matter What position the trunk may be placed the hat is protected from being thrown against the sides of the tray or compartment.

The device may be made very elaborately or very cheaply. A cheap form, such as is shown in Fig. III, is adapted to be placed in ordinary bandboxes for milliners temporary 8o use. Expensive forms adapted for 'permanent use in trunks may be constructed without departing from the essential features of my invention.

While I have described the cushion as of 8 5 approximately the size and shape of the human head, I nd it serves the purpose to construct it considerably smaller than the head.

InA the case of applying the device to hattrunks my invention may be applied to any 9o or all the four sides, top, or bottom of the said trunk or tray.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-` l. A hat-carrier comprising the dat block o5 l, a covering, a packing, fastenings for se- Curing the covering to the block, and means and the` flat standard formed with a basefor securing the carrier to L receptacle; subplate having a slight circular screw-threaded stantially as described. projection; substantially as described.

2. A hat-carrier comprising a, blockglJ 00V- EUGENE W. HAVLEY. 5 erng, a packing, means for securing the eov- In presence of ering to the block, I[.he plate secured to the E. S. KNIGHT,

block fermed with a pendent screw-thread, STANLEY STONER. 

